The Cunning Man
Burghfield Bridge, RG30 3RB - Reading
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Bar
British
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Outdoor seating
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Takeout
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Dine-in
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Delivery
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Alcohol
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Cocktails
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Wine
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Reservations
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Wheelchair accessible
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Accessible restroom
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Casual
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Cozy
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Good for groups
👍 Recommended by 2 people
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Google Reviews (10)
Lovely atmosphere, live music was a nice bonus. Ella our waitress was really sweet and kind, very helpful. The manager also come over and in used us for a drink, he was very sociable and friendly
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We had a fab evening. Ella was an amazing waitress- who delivered great service, super helpful and polite. She couldn’t do more for us. The band playing with the singer, James, (Mirror Effect) created the perfect atmosphere. A throughly enjoyable eve!
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Ella was lovely, very helpful and confident for her age 👍👍 belly pork was really good but not impressed with the crackling 😞 it tasted like it was out of a packet! Lovely atmosphere as always, love the fairy lights! Small suggestion, background music was a bit loud 😉
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Really fantastic Sunday roasts and a chocolate brownie to die for!
Huge thanks to Ray for her great service, and thanks to The Cunning Man for a wonderful lunchtime treat. Really lovely buzzing restaurant (genuinely dog-friendly) with wonderful food and service. Will definitely be back!
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Warm friendly atmosphere. All meals available and served very quickly on a very busy day. Delightful waitress, Ella who served us with a smile and nothing too much trouble. Booking reference 3990.
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We had a wonderful family dinner at Cunningman on a Thursday night. This is where I always bring my friend here with the ambient atmosphere. I love the pork belly as always and the new menu bring the skews to the table is a decent surprise as well!
I also want to say a BIG THANK YOU to Mollie! It was a pretty busy night but she managed to take care of all of our little requests. much appreciated! Now I am looking forward to our Christmas dinner here!
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The outside area and garden are amazing. The interior is warm, welcoming and clean. The tableware clean as well.
The staff is very welcoming and helpful. We ordered a Caesar’s Salad, two Signature burgers and a Pizza Margarita an d drinks.
Everything was tasty especially the burgers and the drinks (a pint of beer and a rose lemonade) were well chilled.
What we think it was less than expected was the chips served with the burgers (out of the freezer). For the price we expected the chips to be fresh at least. Also the Caesar’s salad was not we expected for the price. It was served in a largely rimmed plate but the amount of salad was the regular size for 1 person. I would definitely though give them one more chance to improve before making a final decision about The Cunning Man.
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We enjoyed our meal in the garden. My steak was delicious: in order to get a medium rare one, I asked for rare (as I usually do in this country), and it was perfectly cooked. The atmosphere was relaxed and and service was efficient and friendly. I had downloaded the app, which gave me £20 off the bill - what’s not to love!
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Stopped here for brunch on a recent boating holiday with friends, it was a lovely friendly pub and had a nice cozy feel to the place although the pub is quite large it has been segregated into smaller areas giving it a more private and intimate feel . Food and service was excellent and we were amazed at how our waitress could remember all 5 of our orders including drinks without writing anything down and everything was correct when delivered to the table , a very enjoyable experience all round. Unfortunately we didn't take any pictures in the pub but I've uploaded some from Charlie the blue monkey Instagram page that we took on our holiday
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We had a fantastic evening here at cunning man today. The food was amazing. The staff were courteous. All in all it was a lovely evening. Looking forward to more visits to the cunning man.
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